Don’t you mean this afternoon? I’ve never heard of 1:30 PM (MT) being considered NIGHT.

RICK

Not nearly enough games. Afflalo knew exactly what he was doing. He’s a thug who couldn’t stand that a better, younger player was schooling him all game. Can’t believe the Nuggs gave this idiot a long term contract.

The Voice

Um… Didn’t the Thuggettes just trade Nene for dummy gummy gansta McGee? This is a pattern… change teams

LooHoo

I’m surprised to see you here the voice! lol… you’re trying to convert mormons to atheists in Utah and Nuggets fans to Jazz fans in Denver? you must like exercises in futility. ;)

Hartedominic

I kind of like the fact that Aaron doesn’t take any s&*^%t. That dude he was playing against is a spastic case and over plays his opponents. Aafalo was simply frustrated that he was getting away with it and sent him a strong message to cool it.

Bad thing is we REALLY need him today. The good thing is,it really isn’t a long suspension and his track record as a collect guy kept the penalty in check.

fiat_lux_et_veritas

Is that really what you’re advocating? Sending a “strong message” to players who frustrate by playing pesky defense? Like it all you want, but Affalo could have aided a comeback…or been a major contributor in a win today. Hey, at least he sent a message, right? Gotta like that.

Hartedominic

Yes. That is what I am advocating.

Hartedominic

And listen, I realize you and many of our fans are frustrated that things aren’t going well for the Nuggs right now. Having wins IS important and though I don’t think we would have won today in Minnesota with Affalo, I think we would have had a better shot at it for sure. But let’s not lose sight of reality here. The team needs much more than Affalo to be available to make a serious run at the playoffs. Our team needs leadership and development and pieces that fit.[from head to toe] It also needs to time to gel, time we don’t have. So lets not set ourselves up for a delusion, the Nuggs are going to have exciting moments still this year but, they wont be going too far either.[baring some magical turn around]

At this point were the team is and has been this year collectively, I am looking for things that really stand out. I am looking at tangibles and intangibles, just like the back office is looking at.I am looking at things that the average win/lose fan isn’t free to observe. He is too emotionally involved and hasn’t accepted the state of flux that the team is in yet. I like Aaron as a bull dog player. He is tough, he is gritty and he HATES to lose. He also doesn’t back down to anybody and he makes it clear to his teammates that you have to keep the pedal to the metal. He will never be a 20 point per game guy but, he will be a 15 point guy and a solid ,clutch guy when put in the position to close. He also can and does defend. So he is a keeper, unless you have some huge trade were you get super star[s]. Even then he is still a keeper. Fareid is a keeper.[need I say more?] I also think Al is a keeper because he can score pretty much at will.[though he has some serious defensive lapses to work on] I think Ty is a keeper. That guy is STILL developing and he needs someone to take special interest in him before he slips into some bad habits he can’t pull himself out of. A coach like Nate M. might be PERFECT for him in that Nate seems to take interest in his players and actually looks out for there development. I don’t get the feeling that he just sits back and demands greatness until you magically work yourself into Gary Paton. I am still up in the air on Gallo. I like him but, I think he is starting to show a bend toward injury. I do know he wears contact lenses and has trouble with his vision. He is also a tad on the lumbering side[ie: clumsy] but, he does have a killer instinct and can be pretty streaky at the 3 ball. He hits his free throws too. So he could be a keeper too. I actually like Wilson Chandler too. i think he and Affalo raise each others game. For some reason Affalo plays great when he is on the floor. Take special notice of it and you will see what I mean. So we have some trade guys here quite possibly or else we have a really long-talented-big young men that aren’t being utilized to their fullest potential. That is were leadership[HC] will need focus soon. Again that part of the team also should be considered “tradable” too.

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Gallo is not clumsy. I don’t know what you’re talking about. I can see Brewer clumsy.

TripleEquis

I’ll join you in advocating this. Gordon Hayward plays dirty all game and then flops like a little girl whenever someone so much as brushes him. About time he got the hard foul he’s deserved since college.

The Voice

OMG Hayward was playing DEFENSE and didn’t give ground on the first shove that Arron “Thugette” Afflalo gave him on that rebound! HOW DARE HE!!!! Afflalo was just mad because Gordon “The White Boy” Hayward was schooling him on both ends of the floor. Hayward had just sank a 3 in his face on the possession before this. Oh well, Denver has become known for these cry baby thug players. You guys are the joke of the league! HAVE FUN POPPIN PING PONG BALLS FOR FIVE YEARS

Hartedominic

Yeah I don’t think he was schooling him at all. In fact Afallo is a better player than he is.

The Voice

He sure didn’t show it. He showed that he is nothing but a small child who thinks she deserves special treatment because her “fans” thinks she is “good.”

Hartedominic

Yeah, see you are exposing yourself as either not a fan of the Nuggets or else a fan of Utah, which is what I suspected. Even IF you are not either one, you show no knowledge of Aaron’s reputation and consistent attitude over the course of his career with the Nuggets. He is a tireless worker, has a reputation for maturity and has an excellent commitment to defense. Just because he sent a message to that 9 point per game kid to back off a little, doesn’t mean that he is suddenly a thug. I have seen even the greatest players to play this game lose their cool on rare occasion. All things considered, I think he just showed a certain toughness that the team can sometimes lack and when he returns to the court they are going to know he isn’t backing down. OUR team is a team in the wee begginings of serious rebuilding. The guys and or coaches that stay with the team need to know who is what and what is who. That is why I wasn’t going to cry about that Affalo incident. My expectations as a fan are looking ino the future were I see more changes coming . Those that want to stay are going to need to show what they bring to the table.

To the Nuggets fans: Lets watch this team carefully and see what we will need to bring here for a contending team. Lets root for them nightly but, more importantly lets root for them to get the pieces to fit that will bring the gold here to Denver someday.

Anonymous

Lol, don’t play defense on those Nugget players! Or you’re gonna get an elbow! How dare Hayward try to stop Afflalo, who does he think he is?? Are you serious bro?

Hartedominic

Yes bro.

Jim Brady

Who cares this guy has been doing nothing but costing us games all season long. I wish we still had JR smith, at least he could drive the lane and keep control of the ball, and even make a dish pass or two to the WIDE OPEN bigs around the basket.

Hartedominic

Hi Jim. You know, I really liked JR but, I don’t think he would have been actually quite right for a team moving forward. He and GK just don’t see eye to eye and somehow it just would have slowed the offense down and also caused huge defensive lapses.

When we rebuild this team in the future, we will have to deal for a talented scorer and a three point marksman. They will have to play our uptempo style and also play a boat load of defense for this team to ‘flow'[GK term] as it should. Then again, it may not happen with GK being here. He may very well be fired soon and that will shake up the whole enchilada. We have some really nice pieces here in Denver and some tradable commodities. Just as the team is right now, I am sure Nate M. could get us into the playoffs but, maybe not much further than GK could.

Whatever the Nuggets do it is going to take some time for it to happen. I for one am planning to just sit back and watch the rest of the regular season and think about the pieces and who might be good to ad or subtract. In the meantime we may get healthy and see a couple of wins before the inevitable.

george karl is a buffoon, he is too tired to expect anything out of these guys. how long is denver owner going to believe in this guy? what has he ever done? if he does make it to the playoffs he loses. early. the nuggs are consistently a team that doesn’t do the rings that require this intangible called HEART. screw the nuggets. I love karl’s comment, “we were surprised how minnesota is actually fighting of a playoff spot” huh?

I think most knowledgable fans would trade Afflalo for Hayword in a heartbeat. Taking a cheap shot at a player isn’t cool. Face him like a man.

Hartedominic

Umm HE DID face him and set him back about 2 feet with a nice strait clear out elbow to the grill. Your boy Hayword didn’t want anything to do with the wrath of Afallo from there. He[Hayword] sure didn’t overplay anyone after that either.

Afallo actually looked pretty ‘manly’ to me.

Now to those that are actual Denver Nuggets fans reading this, I will make this disclaimer: While I am not typically found of clear out elbows or any real aggressive plays like that, I was ‘okay’ with this one because of what it said overall. No, not that Afallo is a big, bad, huffy-puffy wolf but, more that he is emphatically showing the guys that our team doesn’t need to get pushed around for the sake of being pushed around. Afallo said himself that he was frustrated that the guy threw a couple of cheap shots his way earlier and that he was simply sending a strong message but, got carried away.

So it was a calculated risk but, I think the team will need to see that they have players that don’t back down to other talented players , let alone a skinny 17 year old that averages 9 points a game.

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Chris Dempsey arrived at The Denver Post in Dec. 2003 after seven years at the Boulder Daily Camera, where he primarily covered the University of Colorado football and men's basketball teams. A University of Colorado-Boulder alumnus, Dempsey covers the Nuggets and also chips in on college sports.